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Great for Instagram but not for spending the night: Review of the Moxy Portland Downtown
Stella Shon
thepointsguy.com

Stemming from a desperate need to get some fresh air and escape the concrete jungle of New York City for a few days, my friends and I flew cross-country to spend an outdoorsy weekend in Portland, Oregon, full of hiking, apple-picking and brewery-hopping. It was just what the doctor ordered — and I even got to check Oregon off my list as the last state I had yet to visit on the West Coast.

With virtually no prior familiarity with Portland, we wanted to find a hotel downtown with easily accessible public transport options that we could take advantage of to explore the city.

A colleague suggested I try the Moxy Portland Downtown, which opened its doors earlier this year. If you’re unfamiliar with Moxy hotels, this millennial-focused brand with locations in bustling urban centers aims to offer a “lifestyle hotel” that pares down the standard amenities you’d find in a full-service property, but attempts to compensate with highly styled public areas, not to mention a dose of street-inspired room decor.

I was curious to see if the Moxy brand appealed to my (fellow Gen Z) friends and me since the label is among the most quickly expanding within the Marriott portfolio. There are currently 90-plus Moxys out there — with 119 coming down the pipeline — now spanning major U.S. cities as well as European markets since the brand’s initial launch in 2014. Would Moxy become my new go-to Marriott chain?

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